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there was a dragonfly trying to run into the windows at my work that got caught in a spider web in the process and it bit me when I was trying to save it >:(

googled to see if it was a bite or a sting and yep! the bloody bastard bit me, how rude.

Dragonflies do bite, and they will bite humans, but only if you catch one and it’s trying to escape or defend itself. And only the largest dragonflies will be able to break your skin anyway.

  • pool_spray_098@lemmy.worldEnglish
    33·
    2 days ago

    I used to be pretty scared of dragonflies as a kid.

    My older brother told me that the back part of their body was all stinger. He said if you piss them off they’ll sting you and the stinger can go in one side of your wrist and come out the other.

    Scared the fucking shit out of me.

    • GreenKnight23@lemmy.worldEnglish
      38·
      2 days ago

      My older brother told me that the back part of their body was all stinger.

      sounds like a big brother thing to say.